VIP on WWDC: What About Freddy?

June 20, 2016 8:41 am

Jessica Rickards makes her first appearance as host of VIP. Joining Jessica this week is Alex and Tamas with their impressions on Apple’s latest announcements.

1: Apple unveils watchOS 3 with major app speed improvements

2: Apple announces tvOS improvements including dark mode, Live Tune In

3: Apple announces macOS Sierra at WWDC with Apple Pay, Auto Unlock, Universal Clipboard

4: Apple Pay comes to the Mac using iPhone or Apple Watch

5: iOS 10 coming this fall, developer beta available now and public beta in July

6: Apple announces Swift Playgrounds for iPad at WWDC, public release in fall

7: Apple announces all-new Music app with lyrics support coming with iOS 10

8: In iOS 10, Photos adds Map view, automatic face recognition and object recognition

9: Apple announces Siri will integrate with third-party apps in iOS 10

10: Apple unveils iOS 10 at WWDC 2016, new lock screen, Siri SDK, much more

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About Jessica Rickards

I have always believed in one mantra: don't think outside the box, think like there is no box. This has applied to everything I've done, from taking Astronomy class in college to playing sports. I am currently an assistive technology trainer by trade, empowering others to use technology in their daily lives to do things they felt were impossible, or helping them use technology to achieve their career goals. I've always believed if I could dream it, I could do it; and so far I've been right.

It's been amazing to be a part of such an extraordinary team here at CoolBlindTech. I've always loved empowering others through technology, and through CoolBlindTech, I am able to do this on a wider scale. I believe that awareness and insight can only be gained when information is available, and CoolBlindTech is an amazing resource for providing such information. Knowledge is power.

In my free time, which seems to be dwindling, I enjoy reading, playing board games and tabletop games, as well as writing fiction. I also help my husband in his candle making pursuits. Nature is my escape, and I try to spend as much time outside as I can. I am a strong advocate for Braille and Braille literacy, and I believe that reading is fundamental to learning and growth. My areas of technical expertise include iOS and Braille note takers, JAWS, NVDA, System Access, and many iOS multiplayer games.

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Jake Joehl says

July 12, 2016 at 3:43 pm

Hi there. I’m sort of a newcomer to your website, although I’ve heard some of your stuff in the past and enjoyed it. I also just finished listening to your roundtable discussion of Apple’s WWDC for this year. I listened to part of this event and really enjoyed it. My parents gave me a MacBook Air for Christmas in 2013. This is my first Mac computer and I love it. I’m very excited for the public release of OS Sierra. One feature in particular which I’m looking forward to is Siri. I’ve heard Siri put through its paces a few times, and it sounds pretty awesome. I really like what Apple has done thus far with VoiceOver, and these new features that are coming sound even better. I don’t own an i-device at this time, but hopefully that’ll change one of these years. I’m one of those who doesn’t really care for flat screens, but perhaps I can remedy that if and when I do get my hands on one of these devices. Anyway thanks for the excellent discussion and keep up the good work.

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